Disk-record file



Rr. J. MILLER. DISK RECORD FILE. APPLlcAloN FILED MAR. 29. 1921.

Patented Apr. 11, 192.2.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROY J'. MILLER, 0F COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN.

DISK-RECORD "FILE,

Application filed March 29, 1921.

To ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROY J. MILLER, a citizen'of the United States, andresident of Columbus, in the county of Columbia and State of llisconsin,have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disk- Record Files;and I do `hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

The invention relates to improvements in phonograph cabinets generally,and more particularly to a type thereof embodying a lile compartment, orcompartments, for the reception of asupply of sound records to be playedon the mechanism of the same.

The principal object of the invention is to provide fora phonographcabinet of the character mentioned,r and one embodying a disk recordfiling means, whereby to facilitate the selection and removal of adesired record without necessitating the removal or displacement of theother of the records as may be associated with the selected or desiredrecord within the same compartment of vthe cabinet.

Anotherobject of the invention is 'to provide for a cabinet of the classset forth, and one embodying a disk record compartment or compartments,whereby all of the records of a particular compartment are presented tofull view for the selection of a desired record, from among Va number ofsuch Vrecords within the compartment,in a quick and easy manner, andvfree from the usual tiresome effort and annoyancefnow obtaining in the.known methods and arrangements of filing and selecting such records.

A further objecto'f vthe invention is to provide `one or more diskrecord-receiving compartments within a phonograph cabinet wherein therecords are placed within the same for subsequent selection and use andin a manner whereby to dispense with the necessity of associa-tingtherewith any of the usual forms of index systems, such as are extremelyobjectionable in that they necessitate an expenditure of time and effortin the making of proper entries for the identification and location ofthe records in addition to that required for the actual selection andremoval of the particular or desired record f from among a number of therecords within a compartment or compartments of `the'cabinet.

lVit-h the foregoing and other objects in View. the invention resides inthe certain Specification of Letters Patent.

ser'ia1 No. 456,566.

novel and useful construction and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, set forth in the appended claim andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afragmentary vertical section of a phonograph cabinet showingtheprcferred embodiment of the invention as applied thereto, the latterbeing shown in side elevation and partly in section,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section transversely of the cabinetand a record conipartment thereof, and

Figure 3 is a front elevation 0i" a cabinet of conventional'form gene"ally, but showing` the appearance of the same. with the preferredarrangement of the drawer record compartments therewith.

Referring to the drawing, wherein similar characters of referencedesignate corresponding parts in the several views thereof, the numeral10 indicates generally a Aphonograph cabinet of conventional form, 1land 12the front and rear walls, 13 and 14 the opposite side wallsthereof, `i-espectiifely` and 15 a centrally disposed partition wallextending parallel to the-opposite side walls 13 and 14- and connectingthe front and rear walls 11 and 12,'when a cabinet is to be pro-` videdwith ltwo of the compartments o and one' parallel to the other in acommon Patented Apr. 1 1, 1922.

plane horizontally thereof as shown in Figure 3. f

Each drawer compartment a and 7) consists of a bottom wall 16,oppositeside walls 17 and 18, a rear wall 19 of equal height to that of the sidewalls 17 and 1,8, and a front wall 2() of a substantially greater heightthan that of the side and rear walls. Each of these drawers is slidablymounted within theV cabinet, and slidable in and out of an opening 21formed in the front wall 11. The bottom wall 16 being slidable inrelatively close relation to the vlower edge of the opening 21, and thesidewalls-17 and 18 in spaced relation with respect to the opposed sidewalls of the cabinet. said side walls, 17 and 18, being of a heightsubstantially less than that-of the vertical walls of the said opening21, while the front wall 2O is of an area whereby to'entirely close theopening complemental thereto, when the drawers are inward of thecabinet.

For admitting of the desired sliding movements of the drawers o and Z),each has associated therewith a pair of trackways, one at in the form ofsuitable lengths of subst-anV tially L-shaped angle iron arranged inreversed order to provide channelways therebetween to receive thecomplemental flanges or portions of similarly shaped bars 2e and 25,respectively, secured on the outer faces of the opposite side walls 17and 18 of a drawer, a suitable knob or handle 26 being provided on thefront faces of each of the drawers to facilitate the opening and closingmovements of the same.

Extending through each of the drawers d and Z is a pairrof screw rods orshafts 2i', whichhave their opposite ends j ournaled in the front andrear walls 20 and 19 thereof, and the rods or shafts of each pair arespaced apart to either side of the longitudinal center of the drawer andlie in close proximity to the adjacent portions ofthe side and bottomwalls of the same. The forward ends of the rods or shafts 2T are securedin the bores of operating sleeves or members 2S which are journaled inthe front wall 20 and have their outer ends formed to provide lmurledhead portions 29 by means of which they may be conveniently grasped bythe lingers for imparting turning movements to the rods or shafts forthe forward and rearward adjustment within the drawer of a follower 30,which, in turn, is provided with bearing members or sleeves 31 passedthrough the lower portion of the same and arranged in threadedengagement with the rods or shafts 27. Extending forwardly from the topedge of the frame or member 30 of the follower is a downwardly inclinedfollower plate or member 32 against the forward face of which is to benormally bsupported in correspondingly inclined relation a series ofrecord.. holders 33 which have circular openings formed at their loweropposite corners suitably engaged for free sliding movement on the rodsor shafts 21.

These holders 33 are each formed of a relai tively stiff material toprovide envelopes or pockets adapted to enclose the lowerinajor portionof a disk record, and have their front walls provided with circularopenings 35 disposed centrally thereof whereby to register with andexpose to view therethrough the usual circular' and concentricallyarranged identification or name labels of ordinary forms of diskrecords.

In the use of the drawer' compartments constructed and arrangedin'accordance with the invention, a suitable number of the recordholders 33 is positioned on the rods or shafts 2.7 within each drawer aand b, and disk records are inserted in position therein, one to each ofthe holders, and with'the labels of the records showing through thecircular openings 35 whereby they may be viewed from the forward end ofeach drawer. After theholders have been filled, the sarie are inclinedrearwardly so as to lie fiat one in contacting relation with respect tothe other and against the follower plate 32, in which position theuppermost edge portions of the records will be free to pass under thetop edgeof the opening 21 of the cabinet wall, when thev drawer, ordrawers are moved inwardly and outwardly of the cabinet. 'With thedrawer or drawers positioned within the cabinet and it is desired toselect a record, the same are pulled outward of the cabinet, the outwardmovement being limited by means ofv suitable abutA ments or stops 36carried on the top edge of the follower frame 30 if desired, and therecord labels are successively viewed through the circular openings 35in the holdersI or pockets 33, by raising the holders or pockets tovertical position Vforwardly of the drawer in which the particular ordesired record is to be located, and, after the selected record has beenremoved from its pocket, the holders are again inclined rearwardly andthe drawer can be moved te, closed position. It is tol be noted thattheloos'eness of engagementV of the openings 3st with the rods or shafts27 allowsl for comparatively free movement of the record holders to andfrom inclined position for the purposes in'- dicated. v

l't is well understood that, while the inven tion has been described andillustrated herein in very specific terms of detail construef tion andarrangement, various changes in the severalparts of the same, or themanner of their assemblage and application may be resorted toV withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope .thereof Y.

Having thus fully describedv my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire ,tolsecureby Letters Patent, is :fe

rfhe combination with a'phonograph cabi net having an opening in onewall thereof, ,of a drawer movable inwardly and outwardly of the openingof the cabinet, traclrways e-ztending inwardly at opposite sides of theopening and supporting said drawer, screw rods extending lengthwise ofsaid drawer, a series of disk record holders extending transversely ofthe drawer and having openings engaging said screw rods,a follower plateactuated by said screw rods and adapted to support said holders inl anorn'ially i` clined position rearwardly of said drawer, means foractuating said screwV rods, and stops carried on said follower plate forlimiting the outward movement of saiddrawer.

In testimony that I claim theferegoing I have hereunto set my handatvColumbus, in the county of Columbia and State of Wisconsin.

ROY J. MILLER. Y

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